Incidence of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis and Social Vulnerability in an Endemic Area of Northeastern Brazil: A Time Series Analysis
Karen Brayner Andrade Pimentel, Romário de Sousa Oliveira, Laércio Viana Oliveira, Carine Fortes Aragão, Valéria Cristina Soares Pinheiro · 2026
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Description
Karen Brayner Andrade Pimentel and co-authors track a severe parasitic disease, human visceral leishmaniasis, in Maranhao in northeast Brazil, in a 2026 study. The disease stays a serious health problem in the state, above all in poor areas. The team looked at how case rates changed over time and place.
Using confirmed cases reported from 2007 to 2024, they found 7,830 new cases in all. Rates rose from 2007 to 2017 and then fell sharply to 2024. The pattern was not even: some health regions saw large drops, while two saw rises. Rates also varied with local social need. The authors call for action aimed at the places where the disease still holds on, rather than one plan for the whole state.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Karen Brayner Andrade Pimentel, Romário de Sousa Oliveira, Laércio Viana Oliveira, Carine Fortes Aragão, Valéria Cristina Soares Pinheiro |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |